an ADM-3A cam in tod...ay

27 Dec 2006

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   WEAR EYE
PROTECTION WHEN WORKING ON POWER SUPPLIES!
 I've had shorted regulators explode with enough force to penetrate a
 wall beside my workbench.  
     Was that a nuclear power supply??? :oO 
Damn close - Most memorable was a Cromemco Z2 - honkin big S-100 box
with a massive transformer and capacitors a significant fraction of a farad.
Regulator on an S-100 card hanging out the front on an extender exploded
and buried a part of it's casing in the wall.

Dave

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dave06a (at)    Dave Dunfield
dunfield (dot)  Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com
com             Collector of vintage computing equipment:
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an ADM-3A cam in tod...ay